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+version: '3.8'
+
+services:
+  searxng:
+    container_name: searxng
+    build: .
+    ports:
+      - "8180:8080"  # Host:Container — change 8180 to whatever host port you want
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - BASE_URL=https://search.bsllc.xyz  # Optional if using a reverse proxy
+    volumes:
+      - ./searxng-settings:/etc/searxng  # optional, only if you mount custom settings
+    networks:
+      - searxng_net
+
+networks:
+  searxng_net:
+    driver: bridge